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Volunteering at Scouts is changing to help us reach more young people

Volunteering is changing to help us reach more young people

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County Lead Volunteer for Cornwall

Overview of the role

This role is all about people, and one of the incredible benefits of volunteering in any role in Scouts, but even more so as County Lead Volunteer, is the teams of people you get to work with. You will inherit an incredible team of dedicated people leading Scouting in Cornwall, from District Lead Volunteers who manage Scouting on a local level, to the people delivering high quality training for our Scout Leaders. As County Lead Volunteer you get to inspire, motivate, shape and develop this team, building friendships and establishing a sense of camaraderie focused around our mission for young people.

As a County Lead Volunteer you will be able to really develop and hone your leadership skills by managing teams of remote volunteers across the breadth of Cornwall. Leading and managing volunteers provides so much more opportunity and experiences than with employees, what you can gain by doing this really well can be a great asset for your professional life as well as in Scouts. The issues and challenges that you find ways to tackle will stretch you as an individual and as a leader and you’ll find yourself discovering new things that you are capable of achieving.

If you get a kick out of seeing things happen, achieving success and making a positive impact to a wide audience then the County Lead Volunteer role definitely provides all of that. In this role you will get to see the difference that Scouts makes to so many young people’s lives across a large area, helping them develop skills for life, fostering friendships and providing so many incredible and unforgettable experiences.

Application process

You can apply for the role yourself using the application form, or nominate someone else using the nomination form.

We welcome partnership or small team applications where you feel you could take a Team/Partnership approach to managing the County Lead Volunteer role/function. Please get in touch with us if you would like to discuss this as a potential option.   

Nominated people are under no commitment to apply unless they wish to. 

A search group has been put together to oversee this process and will review all applications and nominations in order to make decisions as to who to invite to attend the selection stage of this process.

At the end of the application form, we also ask applicants to please fill out our Diversity Monitoring Form. You will be automatically directed to this. 

Key dates

The closing date for applications is 23:59 on 10th December 2024

Interview dates: end of January 2025

For more information

For more information, or for an informal chat about this vacancy, please contact 

Graham Brant - Lead Volunteer of the Southwest England
Email: graham.brant@scouts.org.uk

or

Katharine Paton-King - Area Growth and Communities Manager (South of England)
Email: katharine.paton-king@scouts.org.uk

Closing date:
Tue, December 10, 2024, 12:00 PM

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